Edward Allen
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. No. 5, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward Allen, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Moulin, France, July 15, 1918. At a critical time in the last German offensive, Sergeant Allen voluntarily made a reconnaissance of the enemy position at a time when his company was almost surrounded. He was mortally wounded as he returned to our lines, but lived to give information which was of vital importance in repelling the enemy attacks.
